Name: Desulfocurvibacter Spring et al. 2019
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: De.sul.fo.cur.vi.bac’ter. L. prep. de, from; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote) (in compound words); L. masc. adj. curvus, curved; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Desulfocurvibacter, a curved sulfate-reducing rod
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Desulfocurvibacter-), de-sul-fo-kur-wi-BAK-ter
Type species: Desulfocurvibacter africanus (Campbell et al. 1966) Spring et al. 2019
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Spring S, Sorokin DY, Verbarg S, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria That Produce Exopolymers Thrive in the Calcifying Zone of a Hypersaline Cyanobacterial Mat. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:862. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 188. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1844-1846.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Desulfocurvibacter africanus (Campbell et al. 1966) Spring et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Desulfovibrionaceae Kuever et al. 2006
Assigned by:
Spring S, Sorokin DY, Verbarg S, Rohde M, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria That Produce Exopolymers Thrive in the Calcifying Zone of a Hypersaline Cyanobacterial Mat. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:862. 🇩🇪
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